The South Africa I know, the home I understand

1. Modernizing the South African statistical system J de Beer DDG: Economic Statistics The future in our hands The South Africa I know, the home I understand

2. Mandate for Official Statistics Global: Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics (United Nations adopted 10 principles) Continental: African Charter on Statistics (African Union adopted 6 principles) National: Statistics Act (Act 6 of 1999) (Based on principles of official statistics)

3. Statistics are driven by policy agendas Global level Policy agenda: Sustainable Development Goals Continental level Policy agenda: Vision 2063 (African Integration agenda) National level Policy agenda: National Development Plan 2030 Other public, private etc Requires statistical production and coordination

4. What gets measured: National Level Policy research Citizenry Cabinet Who measures impact? Who determines what has to be measured? Stats SA Stats SA Other state institutions Planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation systems Emerging data needs NDP Who defines what has to be measured? Who measures outputs and outcomes? Data revolution MTSF Cabinet State institutions Who determines what inputs & outputs? Who measures inputs & outputs Who determines what outcomes must be achieved? Stats SA Stats SA

5. What is our strategy? The South Africa I know, the home I understand Our vision: To lead and partnerin statistical systems and products for evidence based decisions Our Mission: What we want to achieve - strategic outcomes Informing a nation Trusted statistics Partners in statistics Capable organisation Statistical leadership We will change our business processes Statistical production Statistical coordination - SANSS IT systems People Organisation environment We will invest in

6. Modernize SANSS 1/3 • Link to existing measurement frameworks to build partnerships • Common African Position – Continental level • Pillar One: Structural economic transformation and inclusive growth • Pillar Two: Science, technology and innovation • Pillar Three: People-centred development • Pillar Four: Environmental sustainability, natural resources management and disaster risk management • Pillar Five: Peace and Security

7. Modernize SANSS 2/3 • SDG process – Global level • Build on lessons from MDGs • Use MDGs structures • National Coordinating committee • Technical working committee • Sectoral working groups • National Development plan – National level • Outcomes of government • Monitoring and Evaluation goals Map linkages between these Global, Continental and National frameworks

8. Modernize SANSS 3/3 • Legislative reform: • Implementing statistical geography as a deliberate strategy for transforming the national development information landscape; • Strengthening coordination mechanisms and compliance in order to optimise informatics efficiency and effectiveness; • Embrace data revolution in order to ease the methods of doing business by dramatically changing the capabilities of information collection, access, analysis, use, retrieval, storage and archiving, thereby increasing and deepening our knowledge basis; • Creating a state-wide statistics service through professionalising, training and deployment; and • Establishing institutional arrangements and protocols that will lead and deliver a professional and sustainable National Statistics System.

9. How will we achieve this strategic outcome? Invest and build statistical sampling frames Partners statistics Business frame & Geospatial information frame Lead development and coordination of the national statistics system Statistical production – national effort coordinated Strengthen international collaboration and partnerships African statistics system to respond to African Integration Agenda 2063 – Priority CRVS.

10. Strategic framework for SANSS Statistical Production – a national effort Statistical themes Economic dynamics Price stability Employment, job creation and decent work Life circumstances, service delivery & poverty Population dynamics Sustainable resource management Health Education Safety and security Rural development, food security Governance Production of – Macro economic & social statistics Mainly through Surveys/Censuses Stats SA System of Indicators Statistical producers Production of – Sectoral statistics Mainly through register data National Provincial Local Private NGO

11. Simplified statistical production system Line Ministries Official Statistics Impact Input Process Output Outcome Surveys Policy analysis Registers/Administrative records Research Sector statistics Stats SA Registers, Classifications, Frameworks, Standards

12. Tough decisions required • Effective and functional SANSS a legal requirement • Improved participation from other partners • SEEA implementation • Global, Continental and/or National need? • Positioning within the SANSS • Cross-cutting and driving large parts of SDG • Learning from Experimental Ecosystem Services accounts pilot project • Balance against affordability, practicality and priorities • Weaknesses in basic statistics that are often taken for granted, ISIC 4, 2008SNA

13. Wish us luck !!!